tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post396253335073933078..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: Sad, Sad, Sadmalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-30649815674552651922008-09-19T14:50:00.000-05:002008-09-19T14:50:00.000-05:00I am doing just great lately; should have been sel...I am doing just great lately; should have been sell over abandon.Jeff and Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330454830153579449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-61252310853008401102008-09-19T14:49:00.000-05:002008-09-19T14:49:00.000-05:00I totally get that could not keep their child or w...I totally get that could not keep their child or worried for her future being without proper documentation, but I wonder why those chose to sell or abandon. I can only conclude two reasons: 1) they wanted a family who could afford her and so they could choose her destiny, or 2) they needed the money and were trying to profit from their loss/mistake/situation. Hmmm. I wish we had more than just a snippet from the birth father--maybe if people would ask the motives versus just the actions, we could find some answers and solutions.<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to add that I am currently reading a book about adoption historically in China and what these two have chosen is not new (for that matter in any country--you could argue our current mode of domestic infant adoption equates to a sale); in the past adoption prices and brideprices were described with the same terms. This is sad, but also very interesting.Jeff and Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330454830153579449noreply@blogger.com